Dynastic China: From the Qin to the Qing with Geoff Babb
Hybrid (inperson & Zoom) | Registration opens 8/14/2026 12:00 AM CDT
This course begins in 260 BCE with the diplomatic and military activities that resulted in China's first dynasty.. The very short period of rule by the Qin emperor was followed by the long founding Han Dynasty. The first seminar is followed by meetings that focus on the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and finally the Qing that ended dynastic rule with the 1911 Revolution. In addition to examining how these key dynasties came to power and their rulers. The seminar also discusses the geography, art, and cultural highlights of each era.
Geoff Babb
Colonel Geoff Babb was commissioned from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He served as a US Army Military Intelligence Officer in Washington, DC.
After completing education as a China Foreign Area Officer, was then assigned to Joint and Army Headquarters in Hawaii. He later was posted to the Command and General Staff College faculty at Fort Leavenworth where he taught for thirty plus years.
He earned a Masters in East Asian Languages and Cultures, and a Doctorate in History from the University of Kansas.